he mentions the EB-1 in an interview....if I recall correctly he recorded "Out on the Tiles" with it...
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Somehow I missed it, but Happy Birthday Donnie!
full size pots, wiring seems to be original, definitely going to replace the jack.
the saddles seem be be made of case hardened cheese-wiz, I’ll see how compatible the three point is to an epimophone, and if I find one cheap enough I may replace it.
the bridge pickup was screwed down as far as it would go and the surround deformed a little and the foam was petrified.
I tossed some foam under and trimmed the surround and adjusted the bridge pickup.
I’ll go back later and replace the foam on both, neck pickup is adjusted well enough.
You are too Chucky!
It was a long scale actually but the neck was just 15 frets because it had a high C string. That was the logistic back then.
Tom Petersson used a Bass V for a while too (he played "Stiff Competition" with it on Reading festival '79) and Rick Price played one in Wizard.
That sounds to me like his '52 P bass with roundwounds and a mic'ed 361. "Immigrant Song" is another one on that album.
But I recall too that he mentioned playing something with it on the third album. Maybe it's on one of the acoustic tracks
Happy Holidays, fellow T-Bird club members! Here's an update to an old post:
Back in July 2021, on the advice of y'all, I purchased a set of "Epiphone Tbird Embassy Probucker 760 Bass pickups" off Ebay, to replace the Thunderbuckers on my 2013 Gibson Pelham Blue NR. It took my tech until December to get the bass back to me, having done all he could. In addition to switching out the PUs, he replaced the wiring harness/pots.
To refresh, I bought this instrument from a Talkbasser who'd made certain "original owner" mods (Hipshot Ultralite tuners, Babicz bridge, the Thunderbuckers, and control cavity shielding paint). I never bonded with the Thunderbuckers, plus they hummed unless I stood just so -- like single coils.
I DO like the tone of the Probuckers better, but the instrument still hums despite my tech's best efforts. He says the shielding paint, which is covered by a clear coat, is the problem -- that in some cases, shielding does more harm than good.
Bottom line: I'm not happy with this instrument; it is far from awful, but I have better options.
I do own a sunburst 1992 Gibson 'Bird that I play regularly (not resigning from the Club!). I'm going to part ways with the NR. No point hanging on to a bass that will just sit inside the case, unplayed.
Wish it were otherwise, as everyone loves the way the NR looks!
Cheers,
-Joe in San Diego
Back in July 2021, on the advice of y'all, I purchased a set of "Epiphone Tbird Embassy Probucker 760 Bass pickups" off Ebay, to replace the Thunderbuckers on my 2013 Gibson Pelham Blue NR. It took my tech until December to get the bass back to me, having done all he could. In addition to switching out the PUs, he replaced the wiring harness/pots.
To refresh, I bought this instrument from a Talkbasser who'd made certain "original owner" mods (Hipshot Ultralite tuners, Babicz bridge, the Thunderbuckers, and control cavity shielding paint). I never bonded with the Thunderbuckers, plus they hummed unless I stood just so -- like single coils.
I DO like the tone of the Probuckers better, but the instrument still hums despite my tech's best efforts. He says the shielding paint, which is covered by a clear coat, is the problem -- that in some cases, shielding does more harm than good.
Bottom line: I'm not happy with this instrument; it is far from awful, but I have better options.
I do own a sunburst 1992 Gibson 'Bird that I play regularly (not resigning from the Club!). I'm going to part ways with the NR. No point hanging on to a bass that will just sit inside the case, unplayed.
Wish it were otherwise, as everyone loves the way the NR looks!
Cheers,
-Joe in San Diego
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That’s too bad. I have the same bass with the stock Tbird+ pickups and haven’t had an issue with humming at all. Any chance the prior owner messed up the ground wire in the insert closest to the strings?
No great bassists as far as I know. But I have a West Indies Test cricket Captain, Sir Richie Richardson and an ex F1 driver Emmanuele Pirro born on the exact same day. 12/1/1962.
Sir Ritchie was a great batsman (sorry “batter” is the new PC term), I used the same make of bat as he did (and Sir Viv Richards) but not to any great effect.
But I looked good with it.Sir Ritchie plays rhythm guitar in a reggae band Big Bad Dread & the Bald Head. Another WI cricketer from Antigua plays the bass, Sir Curtley Ambrose.
Rob Zombie is another Jan Twelfther. 1965.
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No great bassists as far as I know. But I have a West Indies Test cricket Captain, Sir Richie Richardson and an ex F1 driver Emmanuele Pirro born on the exact same day. 12/1/1962.
Sir Ritchie was a great batsman (sorry “batter” is the new PC term), I used the same make of bat as he did (and Sir Viv Richards) but not to any great effect.
Sir Ritchie plays rhythm guitar in a reggae band Big Bad Dread & the Bald Head. Another WI cricketer from Antigua plays the bass, Sir Curtley Ambrose.
Rob Zombie is another Jan Twelfther. 1965.
@Nocturnal
Depending on what age your daughter is, she may like one these that I left out.
Mel C from The Spice Girls &
Zayn Malick from One Direction (now solo)
I swapped the stock bridge for an Epi 3 point I had in the parts box. It was a direct replacement. The original Greco saddles were not in great shape but so far the bridge is the only modification I have made. My tech did glue in the 3 point bridge inserts because they were loose. Its a great bass and I am glad that I bought it.
No great bassists as far as I know. But I have a West Indies Test cricket Captain, Sir Richie Richardson and an ex F1 driver Emmanuele Pirro born on the exact same day. 12/1/1962.
Sir Ritchie was a great batsman (sorry “batter” is the new PC term), I used the same make of bat as he did (and Sir Viv Richards) but not to any great effect.
Sir Ritchie plays rhythm guitar in a reggae band Big Bad Dread & the Bald Head. Another WI cricketer from Antigua plays the bass, Sir Curtley Ambrose.
Rob Zombie is another Jan Twelfther. 1965.
So called shock-jock Howard Stern is also a Jan 12th birthday.
Devon is 30 so the Spice Girls for sure. She was into them for a couple of years. Thankfully we missed out on One Direction but had plenty of boy band/crap pop music playing in the house while she grew up.
Your suggestion is well taken, but we have covered all that ground. My tech is really on top of the issues.
Below is a link to several news stories, but at 20:45 they do a segment on Guitar Emporium in here in Louisville. Some will find it interesting as Jimmy talks about who he's dealt with over the years. They have been the vintage shop in the region since they opened. I bought my '64 Thunderbird there and my '55 Bass there in the very early 80s. I kept going in a talking with Jimmy about getting an old Thunderbird and one day when I walked in he told me he had a line on one. It took a while, but I ended up with it. It was either $600 or $650, minus anything I traded. $600 may have been what we agreed on. Been a long time.
It was one of those hangouts when people would hangout in guitar shops. That was a place you might run into someone famous if lucky. I was in there a few years ago and and a guy came in and started playing an acoustic bass (not DB); and I never saw anyone tear up a bass like that. After a minute or two I just stopped looking around, sat on an cab and enjoyed the free concert. We talked a while and I found out he was the bassist for the Army Jazz Band. I looked him up and he had played on a number of albums with various artists. Don't recall his name now, but really nice dude and chops from out of this world. Other stories from decades ago I can't get into....
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It was one of those hangouts when people would hangout in guitar shops. That was a place you might run into someone famous if lucky. I was in there a few years ago and and a guy came in and started playing an acoustic bass (not DB); and I never saw anyone tear up a bass like that. After a minute or two I just stopped looking around, sat on an cab and enjoyed the free concert. We talked a while and I found out he was the bassist for the Army Jazz Band. I looked him up and he had played on a number of albums with various artists. Don't recall his name now, but really nice dude and chops from out of this world. Other stories from decades ago I can't get into....
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